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Anatomy of a Jewel: Red Carpet collection earrings by Chopard
Chopard earrings from the Red Carpet Collection featuring a precious flower set at the centre with round tanzanites
Once I set my eyes upon these earrings I fell in love with them instantly. I cannot put my finger on what exactly makes them so alluring: the ideal proportions, the mix of luminous precious stones or the sumptuous design…
All I an say is that these Red Carpet collection earrings by Chopard won over many hearts and reached an incredible amount of likes on my Instagram. So I decided to give you an insight on what gems were combined together to produce such an attractive bluish-purplish colour combination:
133 fantastic Paraiba tourmalines = 5.15 cts
79 Amethysts = 0.48cts
54 Topaz = 13.65 cts
45 briolette cut Sapphires = 33.34 cts
22 briolette cut Topaz = 13.65 cts
18 briolette cut Iolites = 8.83 ct
12 briolette cut Diamonds = 3.77 cts
2 round brilliant Tanzanites = 42.59cts
2 pear-shaped Tanzanites = 14.09 cts
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Katerina Perez is a jewellery insider, journalist and brand consultant with more than 15 years’ experience in the jewellery sector. Paris-based, Katerina has worked as a freelance journalist and content editor since 2011, writing articles for international publications. To share her jewellery knowledge and expertise, Katerina founded this website and launched her @katerina_perez Instagram in 2013.
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